SenjutsuSage
Banned
Yep, I had some very high expectations going in, but I was pleased to say that I think they were easily exceeded.
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Halo 5 Guardians: #huntthetruth
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Yep, I had some very high expectations going in, but I was pleased to say that I think they were easily exceeded.
gAg CruSh3r
Member
I posted this in HaloGAF thread but ...
Could Master Chief actually be getting shot at? It took me a while to get the picture because each frame was a bitch to get (I'm on my phone.. That's why.) but it looks like from the flash of the scope of the sniper rifle.
Could Master Chief actually be getting shot at? It took me a while to get the picture because each frame was a bitch to get (I'm on my phone.. That's why.) but it looks like from the flash of the scope of the sniper rifle.
wesleyshark
Banned
Here's the 1080p version for that wallpaper.
#blessed thank ye
Welfare
Member
A likely story.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
LOL
RowdyReverb
Member
No new news aside from what's on the tumblr page that had the countdown.
wesleyshark
Banned
Amen, and amen. Also, grats on the swag!
Here's the 1080p version for that wallpaper.
Now we're talking, nice.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Frankie rejected the Declaration of Independence and is now starting an armed rebellion to overtake the capital.
GringoSuave89
Banned
unless you're a lore nerd. Confirmation of an older side character being used again and fleshed out is pretty cool.
Final Verdict
Member
Oh good!
The placeholder art is ok, but not a huge fan of it. Think a picture of MC in the desert with that cloak would look cooler.
They released an audio file on the page with a reporter talking about Master Cheif and how he might be a traitor and stuff....
It is interesting for sure, and the VA is very good.
I WILL NOT STAND IDLY BY WHILE YOU DISCUSS THIS IN A COMMITTEE MITTE MITTEE
LordOfChaos
Member
With the premise of the game as clear as it's other been, I just hope it's not all human-on-human action and there's some deep alien-ass mystery to it. The initial trailer with MC awaking the winged sand thingy whose name evades me right now (something vaguely Egyptian, my brain tells me...Scarab, pharaoh, none of those but something along those lines...?) hinted at that, but there's also word most of the campaign won't be MC directly, so maybe it's a lot of Locke. I'd prefer Arbiter, but we'll see.
thanks
Compsiox
Banned
He's not going to stand by! He's going to take action now! Inform the national guard.
I posted this in HaloGAF thread but ...
Could Master Chief actually be getting shot at? It took me a while to get the picture because each frame was a bitch to get (I'm on my phone.. That's why.) but it looks like from the flash of the scope of the sniper rifle.
If it's the Halo Reach sniper rifle, then he's perfectly safe. From me.
SaganIsGOAT
Junior Member
434 Follower here we now have CONFIRMATION that Chief is getting shot. Look at this picture of the reflection of the sniper scope we enhanced here in my mom's guest bedroom. Like and Sub pls
SenjutsuSage
Banned
Son
Abducted
Victim
Orphan
Recruit
Soldier
Warrior
Ally
Hero
Savior
Traitor
I rather love this little tease. And maybe I'm reading too much into this, but I wonder if maybe the way that helmet gets destroyed has something to do with the level of destructibility in the new Halo campaign? I doubt it'll be that insane, but maybe this teaser trailer is a way to hint that cool looking cosmetic destructibility is one of their focuses.
Abducted
Victim
Orphan
Recruit
Soldier
Warrior
Ally
Hero
Savior
Traitor
I rather love this little tease. And maybe I'm reading too much into this, but I wonder if maybe the way that helmet gets destroyed has something to do with the level of destructibility in the new Halo campaign? I doubt it'll be that insane, but maybe this teaser trailer is a way to hint that cool looking cosmetic destructibility is one of their focuses.
gAg CruSh3r
Member
Oh god, do I really sound like that.
LordOfChaos
Member
Pretty sure Gaf will have already caught this, but I freezed the video as the bullet was spinning at a few points, and it didn't look like it said Traitor every time. I think it was a shorter 4 letter word half the time. Hero?
wesleyshark
Banned
For us lore nerds, it's the most wonderful time of the year🎵
Final Verdict
Member
Guys!!
These words are not talking about different people's perspectives of cheif...they are in chronological order telling the story of John!
first he was a SON, then he was ABDUCTED, then he was a VICTIM of the unsc spartan program, and and ORPHAN. He then moved through the ranks starting as a RECRUIT, becoming a SOLDIER, and humanity's WARRIOR. He became the ALLY of the arbiter, and the HERO of the universe when he stoped truth from firing the rings, and cortana's SAVIOR when her rescued her from the flood. Now he must become a TRAITOR to the unsc to find out the #truth.
At least that is my theory about it all.
wesleyshark
Banned
Guys!!
These words are not talking about different people's perspectives of cheif...they are in chronological order telling the story of John!
first he was a SON, then he was ABDUCTED, then he was a VICTIM of the unsc spartan program, and and ORPHAN. He then moved through the ranks starting as a RECRUIT, becoming a SOLDIER, and humanity's WARRIOR. He became the ALLY of the arbiter, and the HERO of the universe when he stoped truth from firing the rings, and cortana's SAVIOR when her rescued her from the flood. Now he must become a TRAITOR to the unsc to find out the #truth.
At least that is my theory about it all.
That.... Is quite possibly dead on accurate, sir, in following MCs journey. Excellent!
So what happened during The Walking Dead? Was that a thing?
Yeah it's cycling through his life, why traitor though?
Guys!!
These words are not talking about different people's perspectives of cheif...they are in chronological order telling the story of John!
first he was a SON, then he was ABDUCTED, then he was a VICTIM of the unsc spartan program, and and ORPHAN. He then moved through the ranks starting as a RECRUIT, becoming a SOLDIER, and humanity's WARRIOR. He became the ALLY of the arbiter, and the HERO of the universe when he stoped truth from firing the rings, and cortana's SAVIOR when her rescued her from the flood. Now he must become a TRAITOR to the unsc to find out the #truth.
At least that is my theory about it all.
Yeah it's cycling through his life, why traitor though?
Final Verdict
Member
The image in the reflection just looks like the end of the sniper barrel.....to me at least
That's E.T.
Compsiox
Banned
Nothing. Everyones hoping for next week for some reason.
GringoSuave89
Banned
EXACTLY. It's Christmas for my ass.
Poodlestrike
Banned
You're thinking of War Sphinx, but it's much too big to be one of those. I'm sure we'll have some alien fighting action; between the MCC bookends cutscene and the teaser you mentioned, there's no way they're going for full human vs. human action.
SLooooooow
There's a bunch of new words. In order:
Son
Abductee
Victim
Orphan
Recruit
Soldier
Warrior
Ally
Hero
Savior
Traitor
Compsiox
Banned
Yep HaloFollower is garbage.
The people hoping for stuff for next week are the ones who are into lore and this ARG. We'll be getting a new audio log so that's exciting for those of us who like Halo lore and what not.
They aired the teaser and then followed up with "watch next wrk to see both sides of the truth", something to that effect.
Next week is the season finale, which means there'll be a ratings boost probably, so even bigger audience.
I think you mean the war sphinx.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Guys!!
These words are not talking about different people's perspectives of cheif...they are in chronological order telling the story of John!
first he was a SON, then he was ABDUCTED, then he was a VICTIM of the unsc spartan program, and and ORPHAN. He then moved through the ranks starting as a RECRUIT, becoming a SOLDIER, and humanity's WARRIOR. He became the ALLY of the arbiter, and the HERO of the universe when he stoped truth from firing the rings, and cortana's SAVIOR when her rescued her from the flood. Now he must become a TRAITOR to the unsc to find out the #truth.
At least that is my theory about it all.
Well, 2 things: 1, I don't know what I'm talking about, time to go to bed.
Second, them being in chronological order doesn't preclude the descriptors being imparted by other characters; after all, we're getting this info from a reporter, who would presumably be conducting interviews.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Nah, that's new novel release day. This is more like... Easter?
Welfare
Member
Truth died before Cortana was saved from the Gravemind.
Final Verdict
Member
thanks!
He is probably going to betray Oni because they are corrupt, and I bet they are hiding information from him.....think about it. He was taken as a boy and basically brainwashed to think what they wanted him to think, and do whatever they told him to do without question.
Now you see him starting to break away from their command, and make decisions for himself (which he did for the first time by standing up to Captain Del Rio).
I think that he is on a quest not just to find Cortana, but a quest for self discovery....to prove to himself that he is not just a machine!
He rescued Cortana after Truth is killed.
Jessie.Bristol
Member
This man just won a random collection of whatever is on my desk tomorrow.
The soundcloud file above is nothing to do with us.
LOL! That is one way to do Spring cleaning.
Poodlestrike
Banned
Welfare
Member
Huh.
I should probably pack it in, my lore's going all backwards
Turn in your #Lore card.
Final Verdict
Member
Your second point is a good point, but your first one is wrong.
He stopped truth first, and then went to rescue Cortana from the Gravemind afterwards.
EDIT: its cool...easy to get stuff backwards...it is all packed in so densely.
I have not read most of the books...a little of the comics, but I do pay a lot of attention to the story, watch all the termanal and spartan opps stuff, and learn lore stuff in the books from youtube, wikipedia, and here. Not at all an expert though so please dont take me as tring to be condescending in correcting ya ....It can get confusing at times, but that is what makes it so much fun finding out.
Besthelboy
Banned
I don't know, the main difference between Locke and Chief being successful should be luck. That what makes Chief the ultimate soldier, he has all the physical tools and then luck. That's why he's "the chief".
LordOfChaos
Member
Guys, GUYS! Did you see the new Halo bullet trailer?
Heh, yep, I've been out of it. I'd agree with the above ideas that those are a chronological description of his life rather than random descriptors, but then after "warrior" that becomes less clear. Ally to whom? Was he not a Hero far earlier as well? And a saviour?
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Exactly, seems like both to me. If he's doing a story on Chief, then he'd go through the chronological events of his life and the people in it to form that story, and the people who knew him over time would each present a different image of him.
Gnome Scat
Member
Because he's gonna go awol to fix Cortana or work against the ONI to help restore balance to the Mantle.
I honestly have no idea.